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Grocery Stores work in Kent
Kent is a large county with a spread of town centres, edge of town retail parks and village high streets, and grocery demand follows that spread. Searches come from people looking for a supermarket near them, a farm shop, a convenience store open late, a delivery slot, or a specific item such as fresh produce or a celebration cake. The competition for those searches is a mix of national chains with their own local pages and independent shops, many of them owner run, that serve one town or one set of villages. Paid search in the grocery category is dominated by the chains, which leaves the organic results and the map results as the ground where an independent store can be found. The demand is steady and local, and it repeats every week.
